2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google’s databases were hacked
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Google has confirmed that a group of cybercriminals has accessed information from a database they had hosted in a Salesforce instance that was hacked in June, putting at risk 2.5 billion emails.In early August, Google's threat intelligence group reported UNC6040's activity, a group of threats associated with ShinyHunters specializing in voice phishing campaigns ('vishing').You may be interestedCompanyGoogle agrees to pay more than 30 million for…
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Google’s databases got hacked, and now 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters managed to get access to Google’s Salesforce database systems. 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk following Google database hack Google did issue a response to the initial report. The company says that while the attackers did get general time data, like customer and company names, they did not manage to get their hands on passwor…
2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google’s databases were hacked
If you're a Gmail user, you need to be particularly careful right now as criminals are currently targeting Gmail accounts. Hackers from a group called ShinyHunters were recently able to gain access to Google's Salesforce database systems, reports Forbes. Google has confirmed the attacks and states that general data like customer and company names were leaked, but not passwords. The resulting data leak means that users of Google services-includin…
Gmail users need to be especially careful, as criminals are currently targeting their accounts. As Forbes reports, hackers from a group called ShinyHunters gained access to Google's Salesforce database systems. The resulting data leak now puts users of Google services like Gmail and Google Cloud at risk of becoming victims of phishing attacks. Google confirmed the attacks on its servers and stated that general data such as customer and company n…
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